Covidien Llc: Medical Device Recall in 2021 - (Recall #: Z-0748-2021)

Updated on March 25, 2026.

See the recall detail below. You can also see other recalls from the same firm in 2021.

Data Source: FDA.

Product Description:

Covidien TA Auto Suture Vascular Loading Unit with DST Series Technology 30 mm- V3. Intended for abdominal, gynecological, pediatric and thoracic surgical procedures for resection or transection of tissue. Item Number: TA30V3L

Product Classification:

Class II

Date Initiated: November 23, 2020

Date Posted: January 6, 2021

Recall Number: Z-0748-2021

Event ID: 86886

Reason for Recall:

May contain a damaged internal component which could impede staple deployment and result in incomplete staple formation and a non-functional staple line preventing adequate hemostasis, or leading to anastomotic leak, pneumothorax, tissue damage or other delayed secondary complications including infection, peritonitis, and sepsis

Status: Completed

Product Quantity: 5316 units US; 1209 units OUS

Code Information:

Lot Numbers: P0B1335MY, P0D0170MY, P0D1445M, 0F0377MY, P0B1336MY,P0D1444MY, P0E1211MY, P0F0606MY. UDI: 10884521043152, 20884521043159

Distribution Pattern:

Nationwide Foreign: Canada, Albania Armenia Australia Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia And Herzegovina Cyprus Czech Republic Egypt Estonia France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Korea Kuwait Latvia Libyan Arab Jamahiriya Lithuania Malaysia Martinique Morocco Myanmar, Netherlands Norway Pakistan Poland Russian Federation Serbia Singapore Slovakia Spain Sweden Switzerland Taiwan Turkey United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Viet Nam

Voluntary or Mandated:

Voluntary: Firm initiated